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Sitting outside a grocery shop in the Nyabugogo slum in Kigali, Rwanda, Francis Nduwimana described a longing for a change in leadership in the presidential election on August fourth. “Rwanda is tired of Kagame, but cannot express its views openly. If citizens criticize Kagame, the government agencies will accuse them of dividing the country, and will either be imprisoned or killed,” stated Nduwimana (qtd. in Onyulo). Paul Kagame has been the president of Rwanda since 2000 and could possibly be president till 2034. Under Kagame’s rule, the Rwandan military has gained a massive amount of power over citizens. Rwanda’s military is violating the Human Right’s by taking away Rwandan citizens voices and their ability to restrict the government.

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Abimbola, Olaifa and Danjibo Dominic. The 1994 Rwandan Conflict: Genocide or War? International Journal on World Peace. Vol XXX No. 3(2013). 31-54. Print.

This caused the Belgian colonists to feel frightened because they did not want to lose power in Rwanda, due to how Rwanda helped Belgian’s gain imperialism.14 By the mid 1950’s Belgian colonists decided to favour the Hutus, so the Belgian government can take back some power from Tutsis.15 This decision made by the Belgian government only made things worse in Rwanda as the Hutus (who make up 85% of Rwanda’s population) overthrew the Tutsi and Belgian government. In the 1959 Presidential election in Rwanda, the Hutus elected Greg wa Kayabanada, who then used the same method of controlling Rwanda as the Belgian colonists once did.16 Kayabanda used the identity discrimination but this time it was against the Tutsis. The Tutsis were now denied higher education, ownership of land, and positions in the

From June 7 to July of 1994, a kind of terrifying violence overcame small East-African country, Rwanda. Close to a million lost their lives in just a span of one hundred days. Neighbors killing neighbors, streets riddled with dead bodies and blood-thirsty rebels waiting to strike, and the near- extermination of an entire population became an everyday reality for helpless Rwandans. The same questions perplexed horrified people all around the world: What inspired such hate? And why did this hate suddenly lead to such a gruesome course of action? The assassination of Rwanda’s president may have been the final catalyst that began the genocide, but it was far from being the only catalyst. Rwanda’s colonial history resulted in a clear schism between

Rwanda is a mountainous nation with a mild, humid climate (2-1). The nation is in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Western Rwanda contains part of the mountains of the East African Rift while the eastern side falls into the central African savanna (2-3). As such, the people of Rwanda refer to their nation as “the land of a thousand hills (12-3).” The geographic divisions of Rwanda correspond to the nation’s 22 prefectures. A minister elected from one of Rwanda’s five main political parties heads each of these political divisions (14-200). Despite the apparent insignificance of this small country, the nation was the site of one of the modern age’s deadliest

Reforming Rwanda is not an easy task and cannot be accomplished overnight. The need for reform is unavoidable in Rwanda. Throughout this country’s history there have been many cases of civil unrest and violence. Perhaps the most recognized event in Rwanda was the genocide of 1994. The issues leading up to the killings, the genocide itself, and the changes made after are all important to Rwanda’s future and its ability to reform.

The general election scheduled for October shall renew the entire Chamber of Deputies and two-thirds of the Federal Senate. All the 27 gubernatorial seats are at stake, as well as all the 1,059 representatives in the states’ legislatures. And, of course, there is the presidential election. While the predictions for the other races seem to confirm the trend set by the municipal elections of October 2016, when a fresh center-right coalition trounced the leftist alliance led by the Workers’ Party, the quest to reach the top of the political greasy pole is more difficult to foresee. The latest opinion polls report nearly 50% of the electorate still undecided and a further 20% stating that they shall not support any candidate. Within the 30-35% who have made their minds, former president Lula is the front-runner, with a third of the vote.

The Rwandan genocide has often been portrayed as an inevitable ethnic conflict that was born out of tribal differences and ever present ‘ancient hatreds’. The

Rawanda is a country full of paradoxes, difficult for outsiders to understand what is really happening there. While hearing ‘’Rwanda’’ the first thing came into our mind is Genocide, massacre, poverty, discrimination, corruption, and violence. Post-genocide Rawanda have been receiving considerable amount of funds from international community despite being a dictatorship along with miserable human rights record and instability in region. Rwanda is facing one of the most serious problems with its political governance. Due to dictatorship there is little attention on vast majority

With the upcoming governorship election on November the 18th in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria, renewed international attention has been given to the unsolved ‘Biafra question’. In fact, actors from separatist movements such as IPOB and MOSSOB clearly stated that they will proceed with a boycott of the elections as a response to the refusal of the Federal Government of Nigeria to hold a referendum for Biafra restoration before then. Supporters of the referendum claim that the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency is failing to address the self-determination request of the Igbo population in the South-Eastern area of the State, bringing about new tensions in the area. Moreover, the results of these election can have a profound impact on the

The wheels towards the 2017 Rwandan Presidential election begun turning over the last few months with Paul Kagame seeming to be legally able to run for an additional term in office. For those who study Rwanda, Kagame has been in control since the end of the horrific 1994 Rwandan genocide also known as the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Officially, during his first six years in power, Kagame was the Vice President. Political pressures forced the acting President, Pasteur Bizimungu to step down paving the paving the way for Kagame to at least publically, hold the most important office. The 2003 and 2010 cemented Kagame’s position as not only President, but also as leader of Rwanda despite international claims of voter intimidation and arrest of opposition leaders. Despite these claims, Kagame’s ability to retain power stems from a combination of how Rwandans are willing continue the political status quo and genuine belief in Kagame’s abilities to further Rwanda’s development.

Rawanda is a country full of paradoxes, difficult for outsiders to understand what is really going on there. While hearing ‘’Rwanda’’ the first thing came into many people’s mind is Genocide, massacre, poverty, corruption, and violence. Post-genocide Rawanda have been receiving considerable amount of funds from international community despite being a dictatorship along with miserable human rights record and instability in region. In today’s world Rwanda is facing one of the most serious problems with its political governance. Due to dictatorship there is little attention on vast majority and day by day people are getting poorer and less aware of their rights. Current regime is having full control over people and space. According to a research by commonwealth human Rights initiative ‘’Rwanda is an army with a state, rather than a state with an army’’. And that has led this country to witness war crimes and crimes against humanity which have become a source of instability in the region. In order to understand the core problems existing in Rawanda and how international community is tolerating it by giving them funds without bringing any change on the political governance of Rwanda, this paper describes the regime’s practices. Thus, this paper will analyze the ways in which it dealt with external and internal voices, strategies it design to silence people, and its information management as well as some recommendations on the

This paper described the seizure of power and the merging of hegemony by a particular group of Rwandans who came from abroad. Their social base was, and remains, very narrow till the end. The brutal regime used certain strategies through repression, terror, and extreme violence elimination of countervailing voices, both political and social to achieve their goals. The government used excessive military as a force and mechanism of transformation both domestically and in the region. As a result, it turned this small and poor country into a

Rawanda a country titled Genocide, massacre, poverty, discrimination, corruption, and violence. However, Rawanda have been receiving considerable amount of funds from international community despite being a dictatorship along with miserable human rights record and instability in region. Rwanda is facing one of the most serious problems with its political governance. Due to dictatorship there is little attention on vast majority and day by day people are getting poorer and less aware of their rights. People are being control by regime strictly and they do not have control of their acts and space. According to a research by commonwealth human Rights initiative ‘’Rwanda is an army with a state, rather than a state with an army’’ (Reyntjens 2007). A dictator regime has led this country to become a source of instability in region and face war crimes and crimes against humanity. Despite being corrupt and brutal the international community is tolerating it and giving them fund to bring stability in the country however it is not working and fueling up the fire. Therefore, in order to understand the core problems existing in Rawanda and how international community is tolerating it by giving them funds without bringing any changes on its governance system this paper will analyze ways in which it dealt strategies used to silence people, information management as well as some recommendations on the regime change and political governance